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it said benghazi, you are going to go back. and advocate for benghazi -- from that light, where now that will be the trouble and we won't forget about it. there are plenty--not the least is all the others. >> do we need to set up? >> just a couple of points i would like to raise here. the issue of security. i have seen over the last almost three years that there's a difference between security in libya and europeans and americans and others evaluate the situation. if you look at libya in the prism through the eyes and experience of afghanistan, iraq and somalia, much better than the country is stable. not any more about the last few days, a couple days. so i think at the political level, affected how some of those who were thinking about how to deal with libya to be relaxed and that is why these events took some of us by surprise. we had to change that. libyans don't like to compare themselves to somalia. the demand of what they want to see of the country and security is completely different. they are looking at a country that
it said benghazi, you are going to go back. and advocate for benghazi -- from that light, where now that will be the trouble and we won't forget about it. there are plenty--not the least is all the others. >> do we need to set up? >> just a couple of points i would like to raise here. the issue of security. i have seen over the last almost three years that there's a difference between security in libya and europeans and americans and others evaluate the situation. if you look at...
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there's there is a saying in benghazi when i was there that when benghazi sneezes the rest of libya catches a cold and i think that really speaks to the grievances of this region and the militia problem is part of it. the oil factor is another issue. nearly two-thirds of the oil comes from this area and what is a very fractured security landscape and the power throughout clip of -- libya was especially acute in the eastern part especially in benghazi and we saw a period of attacks and a worsening security situation really since the july 7 election, rocket attacks, thwarted car bombs, assassinations of qadhafi air officials and militias running around in the open and of course the culmination of this was the attack on the consulate. now in my paper, i define eastern instability for the eastern problems into really three categories. the first is sort of the move toward economy or federalism, these grievances. in many cases this is a concern but somewhat from the scene after the july 7 election as the second issue is salafi militancy. obviously this is a huge concern and i will talk about that
there's there is a saying in benghazi when i was there that when benghazi sneezes the rest of libya catches a cold and i think that really speaks to the grievances of this region and the militia problem is part of it. the oil factor is another issue. nearly two-thirds of the oil comes from this area and what is a very fractured security landscape and the power throughout clip of -- libya was especially acute in the eastern part especially in benghazi and we saw a period of attacks and a...
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one other person was injured in benghazi when raging mobs to storm the u.s. diplomatic mission the missions in egypt will also add time to what's called angry over an american made form said to insult the prophet muhammad we'll bring you more as soon as we get it. right meanwhile next we take a look at the preparations for the source you twenty fourteen winter olympics. it will be the middle of winter but come february twenty fourth teen one russian city will be the hottest destination in the world. tourists from across the globe will be heading to the black sea city of sochi for the start of the winter olympic games. more than ten billion dollars is being spent to prepare and the idea is that the games will leave an economic cultural and environmental legacy that won't just benefits russia as a whole. it's a lofty goal and i wanted to see for myself how things were taking shape sent if you're heading down here in the summer you know you need to travel light. that makes a very nice change to be able to travel around russia dress like this because here in the
one other person was injured in benghazi when raging mobs to storm the u.s. diplomatic mission the missions in egypt will also add time to what's called angry over an american made form said to insult the prophet muhammad we'll bring you more as soon as we get it. right meanwhile next we take a look at the preparations for the source you twenty fourteen winter olympics. it will be the middle of winter but come february twenty fourth teen one russian city will be the hottest destination in the...
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consulate in benghazi. at the same time government that is extremely anxious to cooperate with the united states, extremely interested to behave the way of government should do in a situation of this sort. in addition, we see something that we very rarely see to take a position in favor of all government control. they are trying to -- the militias and the problem of the militias. we are very lucky to have with us three people who have been -- recently. i think both fred and cofield were there in july and i think these just came out. i thought it had been even more recently. they have all spent a considerable amount of time in libya and are well acquainted with the situation. let me briefly introduce them, starting am i right with fred wary. fred is the latest addition to the military program here. is a senior associate in the program and he specializes essentially on security issues and covers not only libya but also covers the gulf countries. i think you should look forward to a lot more work from him. to
consulate in benghazi. at the same time government that is extremely anxious to cooperate with the united states, extremely interested to behave the way of government should do in a situation of this sort. in addition, we see something that we very rarely see to take a position in favor of all government control. they are trying to -- the militias and the problem of the militias. we are very lucky to have with us three people who have been -- recently. i think both fred and cofield were there...
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consulate in benghazi. backing the bailout a german court approves the permanent eurozone rescue fund but paves the way to joy in the five hundred billion euro for so they see their role completions attached all the latest from the german capital coming up short. and over a million we've got the money and so much for independence from spain claiming madrid is dragging their region down. it's seven pm here in moscow you live with us from with r.t. my name is tom would say let's get into the bulletin washington has condemned the killing of its ambassador to libya christopher stevens and three other officials who died when an armed mall attack the u.s. consulate in the city of benghazi the bloodshed one approach as job at american film which has been described as an insult to islam it's the first time a u.s. ambassador has been killed while in post since one nine hundred seventy nine lives of the american capital. and it should she can get to see you again day and now take us through america's reaction to the
consulate in benghazi. backing the bailout a german court approves the permanent eurozone rescue fund but paves the way to joy in the five hundred billion euro for so they see their role completions attached all the latest from the german capital coming up short. and over a million we've got the money and so much for independence from spain claiming madrid is dragging their region down. it's seven pm here in moscow you live with us from with r.t. my name is tom would say let's get into the...
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consulate in benghazi. back in the bailout a german court approves the permanent eurozone rescue for. paves the way for. joy in the five hundred billion euro vicinity but there are conditions attached all the latest in the german capital coming up shortly. and over a million catalonians march for independence from spain claiming madrid is dragging their region down. welcome this is r.t. it's eight pm here in moscow money is kevin zero in first tonight washington's condemned the killing of its ambassador to libya christopher stevens and three other officials who died when armed mob attacked the u.s. consulate in the city of benghazi the bloodshed followed protests over an american film which had been described as an insult to islam is the first time a u.s. ambassador has been killed while in post since nine hundred seventy nine art is going to teach a cat that's got the latest. we heard hillary clinton say the attacks were perpetrated by a small and savage group not the people or the government of libya maki
consulate in benghazi. back in the bailout a german court approves the permanent eurozone rescue for. paves the way for. joy in the five hundred billion euro vicinity but there are conditions attached all the latest in the german capital coming up shortly. and over a million catalonians march for independence from spain claiming madrid is dragging their region down. welcome this is r.t. it's eight pm here in moscow money is kevin zero in first tonight washington's condemned the killing of its...
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consulate in benghazi. back in the bailout a german court approves the permanent eurozone rescue for. paves the way to joy in the five hundred billion euro facility there are conditions attached all the latest from the german capital coming up shortly. and the european commission president says the needs to integrate into a federation of nation states in order to be saved from the debt crisis drawing anger from euro skeptics who believe the blog should be heading the opposite way. if you just joined us welcome it's eleven pm. kevin zero in this is r.t. and first washington has condemned the killing of its passage to libya christopher stevens and three other officials who died in an attack at the u.s. consulate in the city of benghazi the bloodshed followed protests over an american film which has been described as an insult to islam is the first time a u.s. ambassador has been killed while in post since one thousand nine hundred eighty nine going to future can as the latest tonight. we heard hillary clinton
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consulate in benghazi. back in the bailout a german court approves the permanent eurozone rescue fund. paves the way for to you joy in the five hundred billion euro facility there are conditions attached all the latest from the german capital coming up shortly. and hundreds of thousands of cards are lonely and so much for independence from spain claiming madrid is dragging their region down. it's more pm here in moscow you live with us r t i'm to bang would say first president obama has confirmed that his i'm basset in libya and three other officials were killed in the city of benghazi christopher stevens was visiting the u.s. consulate to when an armed mob stormed the compound in protest at an american film which is being called an insult to islam the latest from marty's middle east correspondent policia. i witness is who were there said that they heard gunfire coming from both libyan security forces and the attackers themselves and we have seen some reports at least suggesting that some half a dozen libya
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its investor to libya was among those killed during an overnight mob rage on the newest consulate in benghazi. back in the bailout a german court approves of the permanent euro zone rescue fund. approves the way you put into your joy in the five hundred billion euro facility there are conditions attached all the latest from the german capital coming up shortly. and over a million got to learn the ins march for independence from spain claiming woodridge is dragging the region down. live from moscow this is r t with me to bang would say first president obama has confirmed that the u.s. ambassador to libya and three other officials were killed in the city of benghazi christopher stevens who was at the consulate there when an armed mob stormed the compound in protest said an american film which has been described as an insult to islam it's the first time of the u.s. ambassador has been killed in line of duty since one thousand nine hundred seventy nine artie's correspondent be on it she can joins us now for the latest on this good to see you there what's america's reaction to the storming of its
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it is pretty clear now that there was a lot of intelligence coming out of the benghazi area. eastern libya was loaded with violent extremist groups. there have been terrorist attacks. there have been improvised explosive device in june. there have been attacks on british diplomats there. looking back, you have to say coming up to september 11 that the security there was an adequate. -- was inadequate. that is why senator susan collins on the homeland security committee and i have requested the inspector general at the department of state to an independent investigation of this whole tragedy at the consulate. the inspector general responded to senator collins and me just recently. secretary clinton had appointed a review board to investigate what had happened at the consulate. he was going to wait. senator collins and i feel he should not wait. we feel what happened at benghazi was tragic enough and had implications for security at american missions around the world. there ought to be investigations. one ought to be totally independent. i hope they will go forward. if i may us
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our embassy at benghazi was attacked and ambassador and three americans were killed. as the days passed. story is getting a bid bit more clear thanks to a journal kept by chris stevens. james rosen that piece of the puzzle and reaction over its use. >> reporter: at issue here is a hard bound book containing seven pages of handwritten notes made by ambassador steens. cnn says correspondent found the journal on consulate grounds three days after the attack there. in his notes stevens reportedly expressed concern about never ending security threats and he was worried that he was placed on al-qaeda hit list. asked if he cabled back the concerns. state department that the f.b.i. is investigating however a former ambassador told fox news megyn kelly that the contents of the stevens journal may expose a failing to the approach to the region. >> i'm sure if he believed that security was a problem he would have informed the state department's diplomatic security bureau and should have taken the necessary steps. the fact that he and three other americans were killed by definiti
our embassy at benghazi was attacked and ambassador and three americans were killed. as the days passed. story is getting a bid bit more clear thanks to a journal kept by chris stevens. james rosen that piece of the puzzle and reaction over its use. >> reporter: at issue here is a hard bound book containing seven pages of handwritten notes made by ambassador steens. cnn says correspondent found the journal on consulate grounds three days after the attack there. in his notes stevens...
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consulate in benghazi. backing the bailouts a german court approves a permanent euro zone rescue fund. that proves the way you put into joy in the five hundred billion euro facility there are conditions attached all the latest in the german capital coming up short with. several million of catalonians march for independence of from spain meaning the dritte is dragging the region down. run its life pm here in moscow you're live with us on our t.v. thanks for having us as your viewing pleasure first news just in there's been an attack on the u.s. embassy in beirut according to i'm very find reports this comes after president obama confirmed that his m bassa to libya and three other officials were killed in the city of benghazi christopher stevens was at the u.s. consulate are they when an armed mob stormed the compound in protest at an american film which has been described as an insult to islam artie's a middle east correspondent a policy has more. i would use those who were there said that they heard gunfire
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courageously slipping into rebel-held benghazi on board a cargo freighter. it was an act of bravery that typified chris stevens' service to our country, and his devotion to our nation's ideals and his commitment to build bridges between americans and arabs, americans and muslims. chris remained in benghazi throughout the war, standing with the people of libya during some of the darkest and most difficult hours in their struggle for freedom. he became, in fact, the bright symbol of america, heroic and inspiring figure to many libyans. as senator mccain and senator graham and i heard during our visits there and was thus the natural choice of president obama to become our ambassador to tripoli after the cad cads -- qadhafi regime fell. this is why his death at the hand of violent extremists in benghazi which was the seat of the revolution against qadhafi, is so tragic and infuriating. there is obviously much we still don't know about what happened at our consulate in benghazi yesterday, but what is clear is that these attackers have to be apprehended and must b
courageously slipping into rebel-held benghazi on board a cargo freighter. it was an act of bravery that typified chris stevens' service to our country, and his devotion to our nation's ideals and his commitment to build bridges between americans and arabs, americans and muslims. chris remained in benghazi throughout the war, standing with the people of libya during some of the darkest and most difficult hours in their struggle for freedom. he became, in fact, the bright symbol of america,...
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are you saying president obama is benghazi? >> no, but i'm saying he's responsible for failure in afghanistan and iraq. iraq is now disintegrating, al qaeda is coming back. we didn't leave a residual force in afghanistan, he overruled his military advisers on several occasions, including 30,000 instead of 40,000 for the surge and accelerated withdrawal dates and now we have a situation where taliban and our enemies know we are leaving, and the whole premise, was to train afghans to turn over these responsibilities to them, and leave. now how can we train and work with these people if so many them are killing americans we can't even train and operate with them? by that policy, it has been an abject failure. >> we'll talk more with senator mccain about domestic issues a bit later in the program. first, bob baer and fran townsend. fran, served as a member of the cia external advisory committee, and last month visited libya with her employer, mccannkancan forbes. he said that there were security concerns. >> we had a long conversat
are you saying president obama is benghazi? >> no, but i'm saying he's responsible for failure in afghanistan and iraq. iraq is now disintegrating, al qaeda is coming back. we didn't leave a residual force in afghanistan, he overruled his military advisers on several occasions, including 30,000 instead of 40,000 for the surge and accelerated withdrawal dates and now we have a situation where taliban and our enemies know we are leaving, and the whole premise, was to train afghans to turn...
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that attack also taking place in benghazi. and then a week after that, islamist militants attacked another consulate in benghazi, the consulate of tunisia. so, yes, there is that video, this crude, anti-muslim video which is the latest anti-muslim provocation causing protests and riots around the world. we will talk more about that later. but what happened last night in libya does not seem to be the spontaneous outburst of a crowd that had its sensitivities offended by religious provocation. it does not seem to have been that kind of violence, at least at this early date. that angry religious mob phenomenon is part of the relevant context for understanding how an american ambassador was killed last night. but it may also be just as relevant to put it in context, put it in the context of other terrorist attacks, organized terrorist attack on other u.s. embassies, like in kenya and tanzania in 1998. obviously, this is not on the same scale, but this may have been the same kind of target. you saw the president and the vice presid
that attack also taking place in benghazi. and then a week after that, islamist militants attacked another consulate in benghazi, the consulate of tunisia. so, yes, there is that video, this crude, anti-muslim video which is the latest anti-muslim provocation causing protests and riots around the world. we will talk more about that later. but what happened last night in libya does not seem to be the spontaneous outburst of a crowd that had its sensitivities offended by religious provocation. it...
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of politics in libya today but that is going to be lost as the benghazi story gets swept didn't do a much larger narrative about say some film or about terrorism i think those are actually red herrings as far as the events in benghazi are concerned ok mohamed if i can go to you i mean how do you see the narrative going on here we we have very different things going on ok and the u.s. wants to take reaction ok how do you connect the dots. sure now the middle east is going through a transitional period this is critical this important old like all transitional period are usually characterized by an element of chaos and management management sorry you know transitional period is crucial and essential to ensuring that such tragic incidents do not occur of course i'd like to start by saying we condemn in the strongest possible possible terms the senseless killings and benghazi especially against a dedicated diplomat who believed in libya loved libya and even love the culture now i would just like to point out that now that the middle east is transition towards democracy and freedom people
of politics in libya today but that is going to be lost as the benghazi story gets swept didn't do a much larger narrative about say some film or about terrorism i think those are actually red herrings as far as the events in benghazi are concerned ok mohamed if i can go to you i mean how do you see the narrative going on here we we have very different things going on ok and the u.s. wants to take reaction ok how do you connect the dots. sure now the middle east is going through a transitional...
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consulate in benghazi showed just how much the ground in the region has shifted for washington in an apparent attempt to pour some water on the fire the obama administration said they thought it was a small and fringe group that carried out the attack that in no way do they blame the people of libya or the government of libya but secretary of state couldn't hold back the sense of frustration which many americans share right now when she said this how could this have. how could this happen in a country we helped liberate in a city we helped save from destruction ambassador chris stevens who died in the storming of the consulate in benghazi he played an active role in bringing down colonel qadhafi the revolution has effectively put a managed to the secular rule of qaddafi and brought in and islam is the government the currently being leader who basically old seize power to the americans as apologize for the attack in benghazi and pledged to hunt down the perpetrators but that doesn't change the fact that the revolution has sort of unleashed this kind of religious extremism the administ
consulate in benghazi showed just how much the ground in the region has shifted for washington in an apparent attempt to pour some water on the fire the obama administration said they thought it was a small and fringe group that carried out the attack that in no way do they blame the people of libya or the government of libya but secretary of state couldn't hold back the sense of frustration which many americans share right now when she said this how could this have. how could this happen in a...
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consulate in benghazi. bailout the go ahead for the german court to give the green light to the permanent euro zone rescue fund. but paves the way you put into your joy in the five hundred billion euro facility there are conditions attached all the latest in the german capital coming up shortly. and a one and a half million people in catalunya take the streets to demand independence from spain as taxes and cuts the pileup in the country's wealthiest region. he was an r g ally from moscow good to have you with us first libya's interior ministry says the u.s. ambassador in libya has been killed in an attack on the consulate in the city of benghazi in the american diplomat missions in libya and egypt were raided by angry mobs over us made film set to insult the prophet muhammad let's get now we'll get the latest from our middle east correspondent policy or have the latest on that story a little bit later. right now oppose revolutionary libya and egypt could only see a further rise in extremism and instability
consulate in benghazi. bailout the go ahead for the german court to give the green light to the permanent euro zone rescue fund. but paves the way you put into your joy in the five hundred billion euro facility there are conditions attached all the latest in the german capital coming up shortly. and a one and a half million people in catalunya take the streets to demand independence from spain as taxes and cuts the pileup in the country's wealthiest region. he was an r g ally from moscow good...
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and did the militants know tt he was in benghazi? they say it was too sophisticated to be spontaneous. today, the libyan government apologized. and there was a pro-american demonstration in benghazi, but elsewhere in the region there were anti-american protests. in egypt, where it all began, the protests continued in front of the embassy. more have been called on this friday. this is the dark side, brian, of the arab spring movement which empowered many looking for democracy, but also unleashed a great many radicals without the strongmen keeping them in check. there could be more in days, years to come. >> all right, richard engel starting off our coverage, now the response to the crisis, taking place on several fronts. we'll get to the political part of it. first, with us our chief foreign correspondent, andrea mitchell, with more on the response and much more on the dedicated american diplomat, who again has been killed on the job. >> reporter: good evening, the president consoled the grieving, saying that no act would shake the re
and did the militants know tt he was in benghazi? they say it was too sophisticated to be spontaneous. today, the libyan government apologized. and there was a pro-american demonstration in benghazi, but elsewhere in the region there were anti-american protests. in egypt, where it all began, the protests continued in front of the embassy. more have been called on this friday. this is the dark side, brian, of the arab spring movement which empowered many looking for democracy, but also unleashed...
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groups if that is indeed who turns out to be behind this uprising in benghazi just the same people who the u.s. helped overthrow gadhafi rise up and attack the embassy there it's quite a contrary contradictory sort of situation and we do also have to keep in mind there have been protests over the film also in tunisia we also really have to keep a close watch on what happens in afghanistan where deaths over the burning of the koran had taken place before so if the situation escalates they are we really really difficult to see how they can quell potential violence in afghanistan. well yes and back to libya i mean you know the big big question is why are they having productive the embassy in the first place but we have heard from president barack obama that a team of marines as being shipped out to the area to stabilize the situation there we've also heard potential navy destroyer ship and another vehicle see vehicle being to deploy to the area supposedly for humanitarian assistance and possible evacuations though that's not been confirmed and we've also more disturbingly heard reports of
groups if that is indeed who turns out to be behind this uprising in benghazi just the same people who the u.s. helped overthrow gadhafi rise up and attack the embassy there it's quite a contrary contradictory sort of situation and we do also have to keep in mind there have been protests over the film also in tunisia we also really have to keep a close watch on what happens in afghanistan where deaths over the burning of the koran had taken place before so if the situation escalates they are we...
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ambassador stevens had one in benghazi. two navy seals were doing something else when they came to the defense of their fellow americans. they were not assigned to the ambassador. he had one person in an incredibly dangerous environment. >> so basically he was sitting duck? >> some of the reports we heard that the ambassador's position, his location was betrayed by the libyan security guard, loyal to terrorist outfit. it shows how bad it was. >> so so do you think the administration can be too trusting, there is freedom in libya, khadafy is gone and just think nothing like this would ever happen? >> absolutely. unfortunately it's probably true not only in the context of libya take the invasion of embassy in cairo where our flag was put up and al-qaeda flag was put up. egyptian government didn't fulfill its obligations but the embassy was sending out messages as we recall trying to appease he demonstrators. i think this mindset permeated the administration and the state department. i think that was one of reasons that our ad
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consulate in the city of benghazi washington has condemned the murder of christopher stevens and three other officials president obama has vowed to hunt down those responsible and has sent two warships and. the group of marines to the region in tunisia police used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse crowds near the u.s. embassy in the capital. takes up the story. brazen the horrendous attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi showed just how much the ground in the region has shifted for washington in an apparent attempt to pour some water on the fire the obama administration said they thought it was a small and fringe group that carried out the attack that in no way do they blame the people of libya or the government of libya but secretary of state couldn't hold back the sense of frustration which many americans share right now when she said this how could this have. how could this happen in a country we helped liberate in a city we helped save from destruction ambassador chris stevens who died in the storming of the consulate in benghazi he played an active role in bringing down co
consulate in the city of benghazi washington has condemned the murder of christopher stevens and three other officials president obama has vowed to hunt down those responsible and has sent two warships and. the group of marines to the region in tunisia police used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse crowds near the u.s. embassy in the capital. takes up the story. brazen the horrendous attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi showed just how much the ground in the region has shifted for...
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consulate in benghazi that's according to the libyan government but the u.s. has yet to give any confirmation. bailouts go ahead a german court gives a green light to the permanent eurozone rescue fund. that paves the way you put into joy in the five hundred billion euro facility there are conditions attached all the latest from the german capital coming up shortly. and a one and a half million people in catalonia take through the streets to demand independence from spain as taxes and car pileup in the country's wealthiest region. here watching our live from moscow with me tom would say first libya's interior ministry says the u.s. ambassador and the consul in libya have been killed in an attack on the consulate in the city of benghazi the american diplomatic missions in libya and egypt were raided by angry mobs over a u.s. made film said to insult the prophet muhammad now we'll go back to that story a little bit later with our middle east correspondent policia who have more on the details. now oppose the revolution in libya and egypt could only see a further
consulate in benghazi that's according to the libyan government but the u.s. has yet to give any confirmation. bailouts go ahead a german court gives a green light to the permanent eurozone rescue fund. that paves the way you put into joy in the five hundred billion euro facility there are conditions attached all the latest from the german capital coming up shortly. and a one and a half million people in catalonia take through the streets to demand independence from spain as taxes and car...
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consulate in benghazi. using the grenades, mortars, and military tactics they set the consulate on fire. witnesses told them it had been peaceful until the militants showed up. >> the protest was supposed to be a quiet, simple peaceful one, but people started shooting at some point, some people got injured from the lybian side. >> reporter: the u.s. and libyan personnel, battling. building to building. four americans, including the ambassador, were killed. was it a 9/11 anniversary attack? and did the militants know that he was in benghazi? was he the target? they say it was too sophisticated to be spontaneous. today, the libyan government which has close relationships with the united states. apologized. and there was a pro-american demonstration in benghazi, but elsewhere in the region there were anti-american protests. in tunisia, in gaza, the protests continued in front of the u.s. embassy. friday. this is the dark side, brian, of the arab spring movement which empowered many looking for democracy, but a
consulate in benghazi. using the grenades, mortars, and military tactics they set the consulate on fire. witnesses told them it had been peaceful until the militants showed up. >> the protest was supposed to be a quiet, simple peaceful one, but people started shooting at some point, some people got injured from the lybian side. >> reporter: the u.s. and libyan personnel, battling. building to building. four americans, including the ambassador, were killed. was it a 9/11 anniversary...
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consulate in the libyan city of benghazi. christopher stevens and three aides died of smoke inhalation after an angry mob set fire to the building in protest of an amateur anti-muslim film produced in the united states. the film also sparked protests in egypt, where demonstrators scaled a wall of u.s. embassy in cairo and burnt the american flag. the film called "in a sense of muslims," was funded by private donors and made by director who's called islam a cancer. we will have more on this story after headlines. the white house is denying reports president obama has snubbed israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu by refusing a meeting with netanyahu -- when netanyahu visits washington next week. the reported rift is said to center around u.s.-israeli tensions over iran, with netanyahu continuing to push for a military attack. on tuesday, he escalated his rhetoric say no one in the world can tell israel not to attack iran. >> the world says, "wait, there's still time." i say, "wait for what?" "wait until when?" those in the
consulate in the libyan city of benghazi. christopher stevens and three aides died of smoke inhalation after an angry mob set fire to the building in protest of an amateur anti-muslim film produced in the united states. the film also sparked protests in egypt, where demonstrators scaled a wall of u.s. embassy in cairo and burnt the american flag. the film called "in a sense of muslims," was funded by private donors and made by director who's called islam a cancer. we will have more on...
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he was visiting the facility in benghazi at the time. those reports have not been confirmed by the u.s. state department. they are being reported across the middle east with live images coming out from in front of the u.s. consulate, now, a burned down shell in the city of benghazi. it would be a major escalation. not only did the attackers storm the building in benghazi, they attacked it with rifles, then opened fire on it with machine guns. if the reports are correct, still unconfirmed by the state department, able to kill the ambassador. >> help us understand, as we sit here in the united states, what is driving the attacks. it's a vicious attack if it's true. it escalates the situation. was it based off a completely unknown video posted on youtube with something like 3,000 views before the story came out? >> reporter: that was the provocation. if you remember a few years ago, there was a cartoon that appeared in an obscure report. they are not scouring the internet to look for unwatched videos. this video was deeply offensive. it bec
he was visiting the facility in benghazi at the time. those reports have not been confirmed by the u.s. state department. they are being reported across the middle east with live images coming out from in front of the u.s. consulate, now, a burned down shell in the city of benghazi. it would be a major escalation. not only did the attackers storm the building in benghazi, they attacked it with rifles, then opened fire on it with machine guns. if the reports are correct, still unconfirmed by the...
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ambassador to libya, killed last night in the attack in the city of benghazi. a total of four americans were killed, america -- the president vowed justice will be done. ill are justice, turns out turns out 911 was a bad day for overseas, protesters in cairo destroyed the american flag in cairo and egypt, and then in benghazi, where we begin tonight, we have our chief foreign correspondent, richard, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian, we hoped to broadcast in front of the u.s. embassy here in cairo, but had to leave as egyptian security forces clashed with the demonstrators there, pushing them back, using tear gas to try to stop assaults like the ones yesterday, which we are learning much more about. two attacks on u.s. buildings, one here in cairo, spontaneous, passion, harmless, the other in benghazi, focused and deadly. at 4:00, protesters in cairo answer a preacher's call on tv to go to the u.s. embassy to denounce a u.s. video made in the u.s. that insulted islam. they say they want to stop the movie about to premier, by 6:00, the protesters sc
ambassador to libya, killed last night in the attack in the city of benghazi. a total of four americans were killed, america -- the president vowed justice will be done. ill are justice, turns out turns out 911 was a bad day for overseas, protesters in cairo destroyed the american flag in cairo and egypt, and then in benghazi, where we begin tonight, we have our chief foreign correspondent, richard, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian, we hoped to broadcast in front of the u.s....
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is the attack in benghazi any different than those attacks? >> every attach tack is a bit different, but you're on, you're on the right track that all of these attacks were well planned. they weren't spontaneous. this was not an attack over the film trailer that defamed the prophet of islam. this was a group that is close to al qaeda, that had been looking for an opportunity to attack our diplomatic presence on the ground in tripoli and found it, or, excuse me, in libya and found it. >> all right, ambassador, we appreciate your time this morning. certainly an important discussion as we watch all this red line discussion taking place almost on a daily basis now. thank you. >> thank you, randi. >>> coming up next hour, we'll talk about possible permanent changes to changes in the wake of these attacks. victor? >>> the action as of a washington professor have revived a long-running debate. find out what she did in front of a class full of students. you're watching cnn saturday morning. ♪ [ slap! ] [ slap! slap! slap! slap! ] ow! [ male announce
is the attack in benghazi any different than those attacks? >> every attach tack is a bit different, but you're on, you're on the right track that all of these attacks were well planned. they weren't spontaneous. this was not an attack over the film trailer that defamed the prophet of islam. this was a group that is close to al qaeda, that had been looking for an opportunity to attack our diplomatic presence on the ground in tripoli and found it, or, excuse me, in libya and found it....
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city of benghazi. militants stormed the u.s. consulate and overwhelmed security guards. inside, chris stevens and several other americans trapped, pinned down by intense smoke and gunfire. the attack rages on for five hours. chris stevens dies from asphyxiation along with sean smith. two other americans are kill elsewhere. >> there is no justification for this. none. >> reporter: city cross the middle east are tense. some exploding in violent pro testifies like cairo where a mop breached the grounds of the u.s. embassy last night. some protesters are still there, one telling abc's lama hasan that he wants blood. why? what inflamed the mad passionate mobs and protesters in the streets? a movie. an incredibly amateurish crude and nasty movie made in the united states and released on youtube. innocence of muslims it's called. predicts prophet muhammad as a pedophile and womanizer. among that is this guy. pastor terry jones. remember him? for a few tense days two years ago jones banked in a dangerous international controversy he ignited by declaring he would burn a koran. ch
city of benghazi. militants stormed the u.s. consulate and overwhelmed security guards. inside, chris stevens and several other americans trapped, pinned down by intense smoke and gunfire. the attack rages on for five hours. chris stevens dies from asphyxiation along with sean smith. two other americans are kill elsewhere. >> there is no justification for this. none. >> reporter: city cross the middle east are tense. some exploding in violent pro testifies like cairo where a mop...
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the other in benghazi. focused and deadly. protesters in cairo answer a preacher's call on tv to go to the u.s. embassy to denounce a video made in the u.s. that insults islam. by 6:00 p.m., protesters scale walls. no one is hurt, but egyptian police are noticeably slow to arrive. around 10:00 p.m. in libya, militants attack the u.s. consulate in benghazi. they set the consulate on fire. over the next five hours until nearly dawn, u.s. and libyan security personnel inside the consulate battle the militants building to building. four americans, including the consulate, were killed. today, the libyan government, which has close relations with the united states, apologized. and there was a pro-american demonstration in benghazi. but elsewhere in the region, there were anti-american demonstrations. in afghanistan, the government blocked access to youtube. and in egypt, where it all began, the protest in front of the u.s. embassy. richard engle, nbc news, cairo. >> here at home, dozens gathered outside the white house to denounce t
the other in benghazi. focused and deadly. protesters in cairo answer a preacher's call on tv to go to the u.s. embassy to denounce a video made in the u.s. that insults islam. by 6:00 p.m., protesters scale walls. no one is hurt, but egyptian police are noticeably slow to arrive. around 10:00 p.m. in libya, militants attack the u.s. consulate in benghazi. they set the consulate on fire. over the next five hours until nearly dawn, u.s. and libyan security personnel inside the consulate battle...